Jesse Johnson Yeates

[1] Born in Hertford County, North Carolina, near Murfreesboro, Yeates attended private schools and then Emory and Henry College in Virginia.

Also in 1860, Yeates was elected to a term in the North Carolina House of Commons, serving for two years.

He was a major in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and was a member of the council of Governor Jonathan Worth.

Named by Governor William Woods Holden as judge of the first judicial district of North Carolina in 1868, Yeates declined the appointment, but remained active in politics.

Yeates successfully contested Martin's election and served briefly in the U.S. House again from January 29 to March 3, 1881.